what's ethereum?
Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) across DeFi, NFTs, and gaming. Founded by Vitalik Buterin, it uses a proof-of-stake consensus for scalable, energy-efficient transactions. The ecosystem supports developers with robust tools, fostering innovation in Web3 applications and cross-chain interoperability.
Ethereum reclaimed $2,100, with a DAO Fund for security and a new Hong Kong Community Hub.
Whale 0x28eF withdrew 19,820 ETH (valued at $40.14M) from Binance and OKX over a 20-hour period ending on 2026-02-16.
EIP 8004 (Smart Accounts and Agent Native Wallets) is being presented at the Ethereum Boulder conference on February 15, 2026.
Coinbase experienced increased retail ETH buying, according to Brian Armstrong.
Hired tooling coordinators and established a dAI team at the Ethereum Foundation.
Chainlink standard integrations occurred on Ethereum among 12 total integrations across 7 services and 5 chains during the week ending February 15, 2026.
Experienced $1.3 billion in ETH futures liquidations.
Became available as spot trading and perpetual margin on Reya protocol.
Spot trading is launching on E*Trade via Zero Hash, facilitated by Morgan Stanley.
Plans to host a 6,000-8,000 person conference in New York City targeting institutional participants.
Devcon is scheduled to take place in Mumbai, India.
Creating a Platform Team focused on supporting Layer 2 development and launches.
Establishing a dedicated global policy support team to engage with policymakers and regulators.
Plans to merge "LEAN Ethereum" into core development as a unified 5-year roadmap, with announcement scheduled for the week of February 22, 2026.
Launching a DeFi Coordination Team scheduled for the week of February 22, 2026.
Breaks below $2,000 price level.
ETHDenver, the largest Ethereum-focused builder conference, begins on 2026-02-18.
Long positions worth $652,629,821 were liquidated on Ethereum in a single hour ending at approximately 13:56 UTC on February 15, 2026.
Used as a supported blockchain network for Wach_AI's x402-wach SDK, which provides CLI-based DeFi risk analysis across multiple chains including Base, Polygon, Ethereum, Solana, and BSC.
Whale address 0x28eF withdrew 7,301 ETH ($15.14M) from OKX over 8 hours ending on 2026-02-15, adding to a previous position of 60,784 ETH ($126M).
Generated over $10.5 billion in volume over the past week ending February 15, 2026.
Gas price on L1 reached 0.03 gwei on February 15, 2026.
Trades near $2,083 on February 15, 2026, up 5.5% in 24 hours.
Garrett Bullish deposited 546,000,000 ETH to Binance on 2026-02-15.
Holds $14.8B in tokenized assets, ranking first among all networks.
Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 built on Arbitrum technology, launched its public testnet on February 10, 2026.
A total of 33,600 ETH was sold in 28 market sell orders of 1,200 ETH each on Binance on February 15, 2026.
An OG whale deposited 261,020 ETH worth $546 million into Binance.
Supply APY on Aave reaches 7.5% for ETH.
Generated $89 million in revenue during January 2026, ranking third among Layer 1 blockchains behind Solana ($245 million) and Tron ($160 million).
Recorded net outflows of $161.2 million from Ethereum ETFs for the week ending February 15, 2026, with no weekly net inflows since mid-January 2026.
Garrett Jin deposited 261,024 ETH ($543M) into Binance on February 15, 2026.
Reached all-time high of 1 million daily active addresses.
Accounts for 31% of large stablecoin transactions compared to Solana's 69%.
Integrated Morgan Stanley for blockchain engineering projects.
Reached 30% of ETH supply staked.
Whale opened $93M ETH long position with 20x leverage at a liquidation price of $1,331 on February 14, 2026.
Stablecoin supply on Ethereum decreased by $1.4 billion over a 7-day period ending approximately February 14, 2026.
Discusses EIP-8025 related to zero-knowledge technology.
Recorded $10.26 million net inflows into US spot Ethereum ETFs on February 13, 2026. Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF contributed $14.51 million, VanEck $3.00 million, and Fidelity $2.04 million, with BlackRock outflows of $9.34 million on Feb 13 and $9.3 million on Feb 14.
serves as the transaction currency for 6529 NFT purchases, with approximately 200 people spending 0.06529 ETH three times per week for participation in the 6529 project
A Matrixport-linked whale holding a long position of 105,000 ETH (valued at $215M) turned a $10M+ loss into a $1M+ profit.
Pivots to AI infrastructure according to market commentary
Launched 21,000 new AI agents in February 2026 using the ERC-8004 standard.
Grayscale's ETHE ETF recorded zero net flows on February 13, 2026.
Launched wei names identity service allowing users to register identities (format: {id}.wei) for the cost of gas fees, as low as 2 cents.
Stablecoin usage on Ethereum mainnet has reached all-time highs.
RLUSD supply on Ethereum reached $1.2 billion.
Appointed Will Corcoran (@corcoranwilll) to coordinate Post Quantum Security deliveries.
President Trump's Truth Social filed for a staked ETH and Bitcoin ETF with the SEC on February 13, 2026, including ETH staking rewards.
Stablecoin transaction volume reached $13 trillion in Q4 2025, doubling from $6.1 trillion in Q3 2025.
Reached all-time high of 2.9 million daily transactions in Q4 2025.
Revenue from stablecoins reached an all-time high of $1.36 billion for Q4 2025.
GMX lists MET/USD trading pair with up to 25x leverage, accessible from Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, and Base.
Completes transition with the Ethereum Foundation by the end of February 2026, with continued building on Ethereum starting March 1, 2026.
Hosts approximately $155 billion in tokenized US Treasury bills through stablecoins as of February 2026, representing roughly 2.35% of all outstanding US traded debt.
Goldman Sachs disclosed $1 billion exposure to Ethereum.
CryptoPunks #7482 sold for 32.30 ETH.
CryptoPunks #7463 sold for 33.00 ETH.
Bored Ape Yacht Club floor price is 6.37 ETH, up 6.10%.
CryptoPunks #909 sold for 32.44 ETH.
CryptoPunks floor price is 29.85 ETH, down 0.13%.
Chromie Squiggles floor price is 2.85 ETH, unchanged.
Pudgy Penguins floor price is 4.25 ETH, up 2.31%.
New PAXG/USD1 trading pair arriving on Binance.
Aztec Network's Ignition chain is live on Ethereum mainnet and actively producing blocks, marking the first decentralized L2 on Ethereum.
Ethereum's IPTF rebuilt private bonds on Aztec using a ~200 line Noir contract, replacing a previous architecture that required three codebases and a trusted relayer.
Recorded net outflow of 73,075 ETH ($144.84M) from Ethereum ETFs on February 13, 2026, and a cumulative net outflow of 123,376 ETH ($244.53M) over the preceding 7-day period.
Whale 0x2824 deposited 14,745 ETH ($28.75M) to OKX in the past 24 hours ending February 13, 2026.
Tomasz Stańczak steps down as co-Executive Director by February 2026 to focus on AI, with Bastian Aue joining Hsiao-Wei Wang as interim co-Executive Director.
Reached $2,080 on February 13, 2026, representing a 7% increase, with market cap of $248.15 billion and 24-hour trading volume of $44.39 billion.
BlackRock brought its BUIDL tokenized treasury product to Uniswap on Ethereum
featured in a Coinbase commercial during the Super Bowl broadcast, which included a Backstreet Boys theme
Vitalik Buterin called ETH a store of value during a recent discussion
ENS (Ethereum Name Service) decided to remain on L1 Ethereum rather than migrating to a Layer 2 solution
Mixin hacker moved 2,005 ETH ($3.85M) to Tornado Cash on February 13, 2026, after 2 years of inactivity, still holding 57,849 ETH ($113.4M). Also distributed 2,087 ETH ($4.03M) through 3 new wallets, selling at $1,933 per ETH.
Trend Research exited its ETH position with an $869 million loss.
Mentioned alongside Solana and Sui as one of three chains selected for Coinbase Token Standard support, indicating infrastructure-grade positioning in institutional custody and compliance frameworks.
Hosts 61% of all tokenized assets with $200B in tokenized value.
Gas fees reached all-time low levels.
215,000 ETH options expired on February 13, 2026, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.82, maximum pain point at $2,100, and notional value of $410 million.
122,365 ETH (worth approximately $237 million USD) transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase.
BlackRock has increased its Ethereum position during a period when market participants are selling at lower price levels.
Approved by Hong Kong SFC on February 11th, 2026 as eligible collateral for margin financing by brokers to creditworthy clients, alongside Bitcoin.
Fluidkey privacy app is built on Ethereum, allowing users to receive and manage funds onchain without publicly linking them to their identity.
Coinbase is reportedly liquidating large holdings of ETH and BTC, while users are unable to buy, sell, or transfer crypto on the platform.
Requires 32 ETH (equivalent to $61,280 USD as of February 12, 2026) to operate a validator.
Has $7.84 billion USD queued in the validator entry queue with a 2-month wait time for new validators.
ETH price reached a low of $1,385 in April 2025.
Spot Ethereum ETFs went live on July 23, 2024 with ETH priced at $3,480.
Hosts the first curated drop on fx_hash_, "Deliverance" by 0xValent, scheduled for February 18, 2026.
Seeks to collaborate with Bitcoin on post-quantum cryptography development.
Ethzilla launched the first tradable tokenized aviation asset on Ethereum, backed by Boeing 737-800 aircraft engines leased to major U.S. air carriers.
Plans to upgrade all Ethereum cryptography to be post-quantum secure by 2029.
Became the third crypto asset approved for an ETF in the United States, following Bitcoin and Ethereum.
DeFi protocols on Ethereum represented 4.2% of combined market cap (ETH + Ethereum DeFi) on February 11, 2026, marking a multi-year low in relative valuation.
Pectra upgrade is now supported by BitGo for staking infrastructure, enabling higher validator limits and automatic rewards.
LUKSO launched a bridge to Ethereum, enabling crosschain LYX liquidity.
Reached 24,000+ AI Agents using ERC-8004 standard before February 12, 2026.
Commit Boost sidecar, which standardizes communication between validators and third-party protocols, achieved 38% network adoption.
Bitmine holds 4.326M ETH as one of the largest Ethereum holders, added approximately 20,000 ETH on 2026-02-09, and moved approximately 140,000 ETH for staking purposes on 2026-02-11.